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COVID-19: NCDC registers 9 deaths, 284 new infections
By Saidu Idris 365Daily – Nigeria registered 284 additional COVID-19 infections and nine related deaths across…
Malaria still highest cause of Under 5s, maternal deaths in Nigeria — Commissioner
Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu, has disclosed that malaria remains the highest cause…
Sit-at-home, COVID-19 effects triggering depression, mental illness – Neuropsychiatrist
Prof. Monday Igwe, Medical Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has said the sit-at-home directive and effects…
NAFDAC warns against consumption, distribution of US infant formulas
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to stop…
Buhari congratulates Enabulele, president-elect world medical association
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Osahon Enabulele on his election as the President of the…
COVID-19: NPHCDA receives 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has officially received 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines…
WHO defines post COVID-19 condition to aid treatment
The first official clinical definition of living with “post COVID” sickness, has been agreed upon following…
COVID-19: NCDC reports 2 deaths, 290 additional infections Thursday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday, bringing the…
JOHESU suspends threat to shutdown healthcare services
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have suspended their…
NSIA raising $200 million for enhancement of Nigeria’s domestic pharmaceutical capacity – Buhari
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is raising a $200 million fund for the enhancement of…
COVID-19: Renowned professor of virology, Oyewale Tomori gets WHO appointment
A professor of virology and former vice-chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Oyewale Tomori, has…
Senate to probe alleged COVID-19 test result fraud by Ghana
By Deborah Hassan 365Daily– Following allegations of wrongful diagnosis of COVID-19 on Nigerians by Ghanaian authorities,…
Veterinarians to vaccinate 100,000 dogs to mark World Rabies Day
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) says it will vaccinate at least 100,000 dogs to commemorate…
PSC bans over 2,000 Nigerians from travelling abroad
The Presidential Steering Committee(PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling abroad and…
Nigeria records high number of COVID-19 related deaths
No fewer than 296 new infections and 12 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the country…
FG converts National Blood Service to commission
The Federal Government has established the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) to replace the National Blood…
Ekiti LG begins campaign against open defecation
Moba Local Government Council of Ekiti State is set to begin sensitisation against open defecation. The…
Brain drain: UK employs 353 Nigerian doctors in 100 days
At least 353 Nigerian doctors have been registered to work in the United Kingdom in the…
Leukaemia Day: Blood donors call for more volunteers, outline benefits
Some volunteer blood donors at the 2021 World Leukaemia Day organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Timilehin…
UK to throw away 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses —Report
Up to 800,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are likely to have expired across the…
Ooni of Ife urges NAFDAC to intensify campaign against fake drugs
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug…
3.6 million Nigerians received first COVID-19 vaccine dose, says NPHDCA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDCA) on Tuesday said no fewer than 3,600,858 Nigerians had…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases increase to 196,487 with 597 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 196,487 on…
Cholera: NCDC announces 65,145 suspected cases with 2,141 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total 65,145 suspected cases of cholera,…
Osinbajo heads Health Sector Reform Committee
By Moses Okorie 365Daily – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been appointed to head the newly…
Buhari appoints Adetifa as new NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of…
FG to recover millions wrongly paid to 588 doctors
The Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across…
COVID-19: NCDC records 7 more deaths, 444 new infections
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded seven more Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths and…
Another strike looms as JOHESU issues 15-day ultimatum to FG
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association have issued the…